No Robot Bosses Act

This bill would bar employers with 11 or more workers, and public employers, from relying mainly on automated decision systems, such as AI or scoring software, to make decisions about hiring, firing, pay, scheduling, discipline, and other job terms. Employers would have to tell workers and applicants when such systems are used and how they work, give notice at least 7 days before an adverse action, and let workers and applicants choose to be managed or screened by a human instead. Developers and employers would have to evaluate these systems before use, assess them each year, and send reports to a new Fairness and Transparency Office in the Department of Labor. The bill would protect workers from retaliation for using these rights, and it would let workers and labor groups sue, with statutory damages set at certain dollar ranges per violation.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 6 cosponsors